Vincent Trotta

Acting · Born May 22, 1886 · Italy

Vincent Trotta Sr. (May 22, 1886 - July 18, 1970) was an artist who sketched 2,000 portraits of military personnel, from privates to three‐star generals, during World War II and the Korean war. Born in Italy, Trotta was brought to the United States as a child and studied at the National Academy of Design. From 1912 to 1946, he was an advertising art director for Famous Players, Paramount Pictures, and National Screen Service. He had headed his own advertising art studio here and also had an art school. He was a former president of the Society of Motion Pictures Advertisers.